Secret Weapon Of Yank Fliers Now Revealed
An American bomber crew recounts heroic actions over central Germany and the English Channel. Second Lt. John A. Flottorp and First Lt. Richard W. Maddox describe a battle near Frankfort with heavy flak and a cockpit wound, while Sgt. James P. Tracy and Sgt. Andrew H. Wallner aid wounded crew with oxygen and morphine as the plane staggers toward safety.
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England
Mar
Germany
John A. Flottorp
Kelso
Wash
Frankfort
Evert
Richard W. Maddox
Calif
Flot
Flottorp
James P. Tracy
Willimantic
Conn
Tracy
Andrew H. Wallner
New York
English Channel
Maddox
Staggering Fortress Landed By Arizonian
Lt. William P. Smith of Somerton Arizona guided a limping Flying Fortress to safety on the Italian east coast after a bombing raid on Regensburg. German fighters disabled two engines and killed one gunner while wounding two others. Smith steered the crew back to friendly soil and prepared a crash landing on marshy ground. The mission saw 11 enemy planes shot down by the Fortress crew.
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Allied
Naples
Mar
William P. Smith
Somerton
Ariz
Navi
Regensburg
Smith
St Marys Pre-Flight and Mc Clellan in Consolation Play
In San Francisco on March 3, St Marys Pre-Flight faces Mc Clellan Field while Alameda Coast Guard meets San Francisco Athletic Club in the Pacific Association and Northern California Basketball Tourney semi finals at Civic Auditorium. Allan Field starred for his UC team rival, and the Athletic Club edged Treasure Island Armed Guard 39-38 after a disputed call. Lt Dale Sears, USC alum, appeared to score the winning goal for the Armed Guard as the game ended but officials ruled the shot occurred after time.
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San Francisco
Mar
St. Mary’s
McClellan Field
Alameda Coast Guard
San Francisco Athletic Club
Pacific Association
Northern California Basketball Association
Civic Auditorium
Allan Field
University of California
Athletic Club
Treasure Island Armed Guard
Dale Sears
USC
Armed Guard
U S Railroad Mission to Aid Monterrey Rail System
U S railroad experts will operate the Monterrey division for a few weeks to assist repairs and service amid a freight shortage. Mexican unions will accept guidance from American supervisors who will advise on repair and operations. Monterrey serves as a shipment terminus for war goods entering the United States.
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Mexico City
Mar
U. S
Monterrey
Uni States
United States
Traffic deaths in 1943 US surpass twenty three thousand
The 1943 toll in the United States reached about 23,000 fatalities due to traffic incidents, reflecting a high annual loss during wartime years.
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United States
Truk Raid Demonstrates New Pacific Divergence
A carrier task force hit Truk in two days of precision strikes, flying 1,000 sorties and delivering about 1,000 tons of bombs and torpedoes. The operation, focused on diverting attention from Eniwetok, sank two cruisers and multiple destroyers and damaged numerous ships while celebrating air group achievements.
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Spencer Davis
Associated Press
Truk
North Pass
United States
Tokyo
North
Marshall Islands
Central Pacific
Eniwetok Atoll
Frederick S. Sherman
Nevada
Pearl Harbor
William W. Kelly
Newcastle
Samuel Silber
Baltimore
Japan
Trukk
Helldivers
Dublin Island
Adm
Sherman
4 Air Group
Italian Prisoners in Arizona Farms to be Recalled
More than 1000 Italian prisoners of war working on Arizona farms will be recalled to the Florence internment camp within a few days. German prisoners will replace the Italians, Col. William Holden said, with disposition orders pending.
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Florence
Ariz
Mar
Arizona
Wm. A. Holden
Holden
Rationing Time Table Update for Sugar Gasoline Shoes and Food
Key ration details list stamp numbers and book numbers for five pounds of sugar through March 31 and canning sugar through Feb 28. Gasoline tires inspection deadlines apply by ration book type and vehicle use. Shoes stamps apply to one pair per book, canned food stamps through March 20, blue red brown stamps through May 20, kitchen fat yields two meat points per pound.
Arizona Marine Killed and Navy Man Hurt Report
The navy department reports an Arizona marine killed in action and a navy man from Arizona wounded. The fallen is Pfc. Paul Began, son of Herbert B. Begay of Kayenta. Aviation radioman second class Charles Floy Thrasher, son of Charles Miller Thrasher of Douglas, was wounded.
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Washington, Mar
Navy Department Today
Arizona
Navy
Pfc
Paul Began
Herbert B. Begay
Kayenta
Charles Floy Thrasher
Aviation
Charles Miller Thrasher
18Th Street
Douglas
Switzerland Introduces Paraldehyde Methanol Gas Blend
Switzerland places on the market a new fuel blending paraldehyde and methanol with ordinary gasoline. The blend aims to extend fuel options and reduce reliance on standard petrol.
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Switzerland
Safety concerns rise over Liberty ships cracking during wartime
Senator Wallgren voiced grave concern at a Senate hearing about structural weaknesses in Liberty ships used for troop transport. Of about 2,500 in service, five have cracked and 65 show serious defects, though officials say failures are not alarming and ships remain essential to UN shipping.
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New York
Mar
U.P
Mon. C. Wallgren
D.-Wash
Senate
Wallgren
Harry S. Truman
D.-Mo
Rudolph Halley
Wilson
Relief For Your Cough Relief For Your Cough
An ad offers Creemulson cough remedy claiming soothing relief for raw inflamed membranes. It promises money back if symptoms persist and notes the product contains no narcotics.
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Creemulson
Marital Mixup Untangled After Soldier Returns Home
In Indianapolis in March a mixup of two Army sergeants with the same name caused a marital tangle. Judge Judson L. Stark ruled the Barr Utley case, confirming Sgt Walter W Barr had not divorced or been missing, and approved Utley and his daughter living as boarders in the Barr home after the annulment.
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Indianapolis
Judson L. Stark
Walter W. Barr
Army
Utley
Barr
Barr-Utley
Stark
Sgt. Barr
Foreign Service
Ann Curtis Leads New Medley Relay Record in Hayward
Ann Curtis of San Francisco helped set an American medley relay record and broke her own Pacific Association 100 meter indoor mark as Crystal Plunge teammates Lorraine Fisher and Joyce Duke joined in. The 300 meter relay finished in 4:18, surpassing the prior 4:41.8 short course record, before Curtis also clocked 1:09.7 for 100 meters, erasing her previous association mark.
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Hayward
Calif
Mar
Ann Curtis
San Francisco
Pacific Association
Hayward Plunge
Miss Curtis
Lorraine Fisher
Joyce Duke
Crystal Plunge
Oakland
Ration Book Registration In Progress
Local ration board conducts March and April allotment signups by alphabet. D through F registrados today, with next week extending to Mar 13. Registrants must come on designated days. out of turn signups will not be processed. G through J on Mar 6, K L on Mar 7, M N A O on Mar 8, P and R on Mar 9, S on Mar 10, T U V on Mar 11.
No Institutional Registration on Monday March 13
The notice states that registration at the institution will be closed on Monday March 13 with no chance for on site or institutional enrollment.
Fresh vegetable exports rise from northwestern Mexico
Mexico reports a 14 percent rise in fresh vegetable shipments to the United States for the current growing season compared with 1943. Tomato exports lead with 1,447 carloads versus 1,332 last year, per the agriculture minister.
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Mexico City
Mar
Mexico
United States
The Safest Place To Be Is In Bed
Accident statisticians report the safest place to be is in bed, noting lower injury risk during daily routines. The finding highlights bed as a protective position in household accident data.
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Arizonian
St. Mary’s and
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Vicks
Daniel
Dunhill
Eee
Elmer E
Quality Jewelers
E. Congress
Naval Bastion
Red Sea
United Nations Shipping
Park Avenue
Ration Book
Henry Milan
Scott
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